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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates know their only chance of making something out of what is shaping up to be a 15th consecutive losing season is beating the teams ahead of them in the NL Central. So far this week, they're doing exactly that.
Xavier Nady homered and drove in three runs to support Paul Maholm's pitching and hitting, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs, winning 8-4 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
The Cubs had won 11 of 13 and were 21-10 since June 3, the best record in the majors over that span, until being limited to five hits over seven-plus innings by Maholm (5-11). The Cubs are 8-13 against left-handed starters this season and 0-2 against Maholm, who is 4-0 in five career starts against them.
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